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David, thanks for you insights on a "Brit"'s view of US railroading. A few thoughts of my own for you: 1. Try asking anyone modelling US railroads (railways?) how to properly mix a color called "boxcar red". Sorta like asking anyone fluent in Japanese to pronouce the word "parallel". 2. Conrail was formed in 1976 by government fiat (no, not the Italian car....), merging the Penn Central (NYC+PRR), Erie Lackawanna, Reading, Central RR of New Jersey and Lehigh Valley. CR ceased to exist in that form when it was purchased by CSX in 1999, who promptly sold 52% of Conrail's physical plant to Norfolk Southern. To complicate the issue, Conrail still exists as Conrail Shared Assets Operations, which functions as a terminal railroad in Northern New Jersey, Philadelphia and Detroit to promote equal access by CSX & NS. 3. I will apologise for all in the US for the term "Brits"....we Americans like to shorten everything as much as possible....sorta like the term "Yanks".... 4. Good story about frostbite in Chicago....don't put your tongue on the iron railing, either.
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